Limited Coverage of Hepatitis C Virus Testing in the United States, 2013-2017

Eshan U Patel; Shruti H Mehta; Denali Boon; Thomas C Quinn; David L Thomas; Aaron A R Tobian

doi:10.1093/cid/ciy803

Limited Coverage of Hepatitis C Virus Testing in the United States, 2013-2017

Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Apr 8;68(8):1402-1405. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy803.

Authors

Eshan U Patel¹, Shruti H Mehta², Denali Boon², Thomas C Quinn³, David L Thomas⁴, Aaron A R Tobian¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
² Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
³ Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Abstract

In the US household population, hepatitis C virus testing coverage marginally increased between 2013 and 2017 among persons born between 1966 and 1994 (13.2% to 16.8%) and persons born between 1945 and 1965 (12.3% to 17.3%). Testing coverage remains limited and sociodemographic disparities were observed in both populations.

Keywords: HCV; National Health Interview Survey; baby boomer; hepatitis; screening.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Female
Hepatitis C / diagnosis*
Hepatitis C / epidemiology*
Humans
Male
Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data*
Middle Aged
United States / epidemiology

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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